Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
Franciscan Road, London, SW17 8HE
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jackie Addison
- Constituency
- Tooting
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 62
- URN
- 100994
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Telephone
- 02086720771
About this school
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit is a special school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 62 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 79 |
| 2024/25 | 76 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 76.32%
- English as an additional language
- 22.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Al Risalah Boys' School0.4 miles
Independent schools · London
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Al Risalah Secondary School0.4 miles
Independent schools · London
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St George's Hospital Medical School0.5 miles
Universities · London
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Paddock School0.6 miles
Special schools · London
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Wandsworth Hospital and Home Tuition Service0.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · London
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Common questions
- What ages does Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit teach?
- Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit?
- The headteacher of Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit is Ms Jackie Addison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit?
- Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit has 62 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit full?
- Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit has capacity for 120 pupils and 62 on roll (52%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit a faith school?
- No. Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit has no designated religious character.
- Does Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.